Patents by Inventor Chou

Chou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5655290
    Abstract: A three dimensional module for housing a plurality of integrated circuit chips is shown. The IC chips are mounted in rows on a plurality of substrates. Parallel to each row are communications bars which provide signal paths allowing chips on one substrate to communicate with those on another substrate. The communications bars also serve as spacers between substrates, thereby forming cooling channels. The IC chips are disposed in the cooling channels so that they come into direct contact with the cooling fluid. Signal lines to and from the IC chips are kept as separated as possible from the power lines so as to minimize noise. To this end, relatively thick power supply straps are mounted to each substrate below each row of IC chips. The power supply straps are, in turn, connected to power feed straps such that a very low impedance power supply path to the IC chips is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Larry L. Moresco, David A. Horine, Wen-Chou Vincent Wang
  • Patent number: 5655941
    Abstract: A high luminescence display, and methods for making such a display, are described. A faceplate for a display device having a glass face is provided, having phosphor elements on the glass face. There are reflective elements, on the glass face and adjacent to the phosphor elements, with surfaces angled toward the phosphor elements, whereby light emitted from the phosphor elements reflects off the reflective elements and travels through the glass face. The reflective elements may be formed of, for example, aluminum, and be directly adjacent to the phosphor, or offset from it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: David Nan-Chou Liu, Jammy Chin-Ming Huang, Jin-Yuh Lu
  • Patent number: 5656414
    Abstract: Simple and cost-effective methods for forming tall, high-aspect ratio structures in a material layer comprising a first layer of a image-reversal-type photo-sensitive material and a second layer of a positive-type photo-sensitive material is disclosed. The layers are formed, exposed to actinic radiation, and developed such that the formation, exposure, and development of the second layer does not substantially modify or destroy the patterns formed in the first layer. In one embodiment, the first layer is exposed to actinic radiation through a first mask comprising the complimentary image, or negative, of a desired high-aspect ratio structure. The image in the first layer is then reversed by heating to an elevated temperature and subsequently blank flood exposure of actinic radiation. A second layer of a positive type photo-sensitive material chemically compatible with the IRP layer is then formed over the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: William Tai-Hua Chou, Wen-chou Vincent Wang
  • Patent number: 5655058
    Abstract: A method for segmenting audio data, comprising speech from a plurality of individual speakers, according to speaker is provided. The method comprises providing individual HMMs for each individual speaker, each individual HMM including at least one state, and constructing a speaker network HMM by connecting the individual HMMs in parallel. The audio data is then divided into segments by determining a most likely sequence of states through the speaker network HMM, each of the segments being associated with one of the individual HMMs. Afterward, the speaker of each of the segments is identified. The segmented data may be used to form an index into the audio data according to speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Vijay Balasubramanian, Francine R. Chen, Philip A. Chou, Donald G. Kimber, Alex D. Poon, Karon A. Weber, Lynn D. Wilcox
  • Patent number: 5652175
    Abstract: A fuse structure is described in which a metallic frame is inserted between the insulation layers, through which the fuse window passes, and the final passivation layer. This frame is used as a mask during fuse window formation so alignment is simplified and problems arising from the presence of insulating residues on the surface of the fuse window layer are avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1997
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Der-Cheng Chen, Peng-Cheng Chou
  • Patent number: 5652693
    Abstract: A thin-film bypass capacitor is fabricated by forming a plurality of through holes through the thickness of a nonconductive base substrate and filling the through holes with a conductive material to form ground vias and power vias. A sequence of back side metalization layers are applied to the back side surface of the base substrate. A sequence of bottom contact layers are applied to the front side surface of the base substrate. A bottom contact power terminal is formed in the bottom contact layer and is electrically isolated from remaining portions of the bottom contact layers by insulating plugs. A bottom contact metalization layer is applied to the surface of the bottom contact layers and the insulating plugs. A dielectric layer is formed on the surface of the bottom contact metalization layer. A ground metalization via and a power metalization via are formed at the surface of the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1997
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: William T. Chou, Michael G. Peters, Wen-chou Vincent Wang, Richard L. Wheeler
  • Patent number: 5649374
    Abstract: A combined resilient sole of a shoe comprises a sole body defining a cavity at a heel position thereof. A retaining bracket is mounted within the cavity and a number of blind holes in a surface defining the recess. A number of springs are disposed in the blind holes. A footstock is disposed over the retaining bracket. The footstock has a number of bosses extending from an undersurface thereof so that the springs may be compressed between the retaining bracket and the footstock. In a preferred embodiment, a setting sheet is disposed in the recess, and has a same dimension as that of the surface defining the recess. The setting sheet is disposed in the recess and defines a plurality of holes therein aligning with the blind holes of the recess, through which the springs may extend. In such an embodiment, a layer of sponge is covered on a top periphery of the retaining bracket to provide a resilient effect, the layer of sponge being configured as a frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Inventor: Hsueh-li Chou
  • Patent number: 5651029
    Abstract: A waveform shaping circuit includes an input terminal, an output terminal, and a plurality of cascaded circuit stages. Each of the cascaded circuit stages includes a delay circuit having an output and an input, a current source, and a switch circuit, connected electrically to the output of the delay circuit and controlled by the delay circuit, for connecting electrically the current source to the output terminal. The input of the delay circuit of a first one of the circuit stages is connected electrically to the input terminal. The input of the delay circuit of remaining ones of the circuit stages is connected electrically to the output of the delay circuit of an immediately preceding one of the circuit stages. The delay circuits have equal delay times. The total delay time provided by the delay circuits of the circuit stages is equal to or is a multiple of half a bit time of the fundamental data rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: Myson Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Tsen-Shun Yang, Chun-Ming Chou, Wen-Jung Su
  • Patent number: 5650566
    Abstract: A pressure gauge includes a base portion on which a cap is mounted, the base portion having a first indicating needle rotatably disposed to a center thereof, a frame disposed to the base portion and having two tubes extending therefrom, two activating bars and a second indicating needle mounted to the two tubes, each of the two activating bars having an extending plate pivotally connected thereto, the cap having a setting device disposed thereto so as to rotate the second indicating needle together with a higher extending plate, the lower extending plate together with the first indicating needle moved to a position where the lower extending plate is magnetically connected to the higher extending plate so as to stop an increment of a pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Inventor: J. P. Chou
  • Patent number: 5647134
    Abstract: A compass for mobile parabolic antenna includes a compass sphere having a transparent shell with an elevation dial and a magnetic core encapsulated by the transparent shell with fluid filled therebetween with a bubble enclosed within the transparent shell and a directional mark pointing to a fixed direction on the magnetic core, an annular plate having a location dial and a satellite name dial provided on edges of the plate, a cover plate having a central hole and a plurality of arcuated grooves, and a base plate having a circular depression, a plurality of arcuated recesses corresponding to the grooves on the cover plate defined in the depression, and a central bore corresponding to the central hole on the cover plate so that the compass sphere can be secured within the central hole and the central bore and the annular plate can be rotatably received by the circular depression when the cover plate couples with the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Inventor: Shiau-fong Chou
  • Patent number: 5648473
    Abstract: A stereoselective glycosylation process for preparing beta-anomer enriched 2'-deoxy-2',2'-difluoropyrimidine nucleosides and 2'-deoxy-2'-fluoropyrimidine nucleosides which involves reacting an alpha-anomer enriched 2-deoxy-2,2-difluorocarbohydrate or 2-deoxy-2-fluorocarbohydrate with at least a molar equivalent of a pyrimidine nucleobase derivative in a low freezing inert solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventor: Ta-Sen Chou
  • Patent number: 5648648
    Abstract: A personal identification system for use with fingerprint data in security sensitive transactions is disclosed. The systems performs according to the following steps: generating an access file for specifying a plurality of different comparison ratio ("CR") levels with each level corresponding to an acceptable transaction; receiving the requester fingerprint data and its accompanying request parameters; comparing the requester fingerprint data with one of a plurality of fingerprint data in a master file corresponding to the account upon which a transaction is requested; generating an AR/RR based on result of comparison; evaluating the request for transaction and the AR/RR using the access file; if the AR/RR is acceptable for the requested transaction, granting the request after successfully passing additional authentication tests, and if the AR/RR is not acceptable for the transaction, entering at least one exception routine for additional authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: Finger Power, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken W. Chou, Ruey-Long Tang
  • Patent number: 5645277
    Abstract: A controller for a video game console includes first and second handheld control units. Each of the handheld control units has a housing with a finger operating surface that is provided with a control button unit, and a transmitting unit for transmitting signals to the video game console when the control button unit is operated. An interconnecting unit is provided for releasably interconnecting the housings of the handheld control units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Top Game & Company Ltd.
    Inventor: Chou Cheng
  • Patent number: 5644816
    Abstract: An extensible drawbar device comprises a grip, a draw plate disposed under the grip transversely, two parallel drawbars connected by the draw plate, two fixed plates receiving the drawbars, and two link plates abutting the drawbars. The grip is connected to two upper ends of the drawbars. A groove is formed on the upper portion of each drawbar. Two ends of the draw plate are inserted in the grooves and connected to the upper ends of the link plates. Two compression springs are disposed between the grip and the draw plate. Caging recesses are formed on the draw plate. A through hole is formed on the grip to receive a push button. The lower end of the push button stably connects a caging block. The lower end of the link plate has a generally ladder-shaped plate which has a first and second steps, a bevel, and a slot. A caging hole is formed at the lower portion of the drawbar. Positioning holes are formed on the upper portion of the fixed plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Inventor: Cheng-Tsan Chou
  • Patent number: 5645977
    Abstract: A method for making molds for use in manufacturing multiple-lead microstructures is disclosed. Each of the molds comprises a set of punch head molds and a set of matching die plate molds, and the method comprises the steps of (a) dividing the multiple-lead microstructure into a plurality of portions, each portion is to be prepared by a pair of a punch head, which contains a plurality of prutrusions, and a die plate, which contains a plurality of matching recesses; (b) preparing each of the punch head molds using a first lithographic technique; and (c) preparing each of the die plate molds using a second lithographic technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Tung-Chuan Wu, Jar-Sian Hsiau, Min-Chieh Chou, Jiing-Song Lu, Mu-Tien Liang
  • Patent number: 5641418
    Abstract: A pen base electric heat sealer including a power supply unit attached with a taper socket at one end to hold dry battery cells and a electric heat seal unit, the electric heat seal unit being separated from the bottom wall of the battery chamber of the power supply unit, and a cap with a clip covered on the taper socket for fastening, whereby the electric heat seal unit is electrically connected to the power supply unit to produce heat for sealing as it is pressed on the workpiece to be sealed; the electric heat seal unit is electrically disconnectted from the power supply unit to stop from producing heat as it is released from the pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Inventor: Shu Hui Chou
  • Patent number: D380329
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: Rainbow Industrial, Inc.
    Inventor: Gene Chou
  • Patent number: D380330
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: Rainbow Industrial, Inc.
    Inventor: Gene Chou
  • Patent number: D380446
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Inventor: Jonie Chou
  • Patent number: D382188
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Inventor: Ching-Chou Lin